Re: Wolkenband...?

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or perhaps the author of the VMS was being a clever botanist in trying to
disguise the true reference to the galaxy.

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http://atlasveg.ib.usp.br/English/Caule/ca_estr2.html

Regards,
Dana Scott

Nick Pelling wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> >http://www.ehabitat.demon.co.uk/vms/letter-050.html
> >
> >Can anybody please enlighten me as to what a "Wolkenband" is, and/or where
> >any such can be found in the VMS?
>
> OK, a Wolkenband (thanks Claus) is a chain of clouds, and Newbold Plate XXI
> is f68v3 - the "andromeda galaxy" picture. So: the wiggly/snaky/loopy thing
> that delimits the edge of the "galaxy", with the 21 (make that 20) stars
> inside is the Wolkenband that Erla Rosakiewicz was talking about in 1945.
>
> The interesting thing (to me) is that the VMS Wolkenband can be viewed
> either as if it's a raised surface, like a piece of wood with a jigsawed
> edge, or as a wiggly window into the night sky, either through a ceiling or
> through stylized clouds.
>
> Does anyone know if this a typical Italian XV century Wolkenband or not?
>
> Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....